Washington > King County > Tukwila
Tukwila, WA
King County · population ~23,290
Population
23,290
↑ 22% since 2010
Jobs
45,282
↑ 16% since 2010
Renters
60%
↑ 5pp since 2009
Median income
$78,381
↑ 77% since 2009 (nominal)
Overview
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What stands out
- 1Only 57.5% of households here are family households — well below the regional median (67%).
- 2Renter-occupied housing outnumbers owner-occupied more than is typical here (40% owner-occupied vs. a regional median of 68%).
Key facts
Population
23,290
Jobs
45,282
Renters
60%
Median income
$78,381
Nearby places
Straight-line distance, not drive time
The story so far
Local job base moved from 39,199 in 2010 to 45,282 by 2023, with the pace of change shifting noticeably around 2014 (+4.4%/year before, +0.2%/year after). That trend is still underway as of the most recent data. Owner-occupancy has fallen 5 percentage points since 2009 (45% to 40% by 2024) — measured across non-overlapping ACS survey windows to avoid over-reading a single year's release.
Local jobs, 2010–2023
The numbers
Each row: the current value, its trend over time, and where it falls among all 82 places we cover.
Family households
ACS 5-yr
57.5%
higher than only 11% of places
Owner-occupied
ACS 5-yr
40.4%
higher than only 1% of places
Local jobs
LODES
45,282
higher than 81% of places
Job growth since 2010
LODES
16%
higher than only 15% of places
Weekday transit departures
GTFS snapshot
9,299
higher than 73% of places
Multifamily permitting
Census BPS
100th pctl
vs. this place's own 2010–2025 permitting history (not a cross-place comparison)
2BR Fair Market Rent
HUD, county-level
$2,549
FY2020 → FY2027, shared across this HUD metro area — not place-specific
Housing mix
ACS 5-yr — current housing stock, not new permits
Single-family47%
Multifamily (5+ units)53%
Where Tukwila's workforce lives
LODES OD — commuting flows
Seattle
19.1%
Kent
10.4%
Renton
8.1%
Tacoma
6.3%
Federal Way
6.0%
Life
per place — WA OSPI, OpenStreetMap
Parks21
Schools9
Grocery stores3
Hospitals1
Libraries2
Nearest community site: Abu-Bakr (Mosques), 0.65 km
Work
Share of local jobs by sector · LODES · workplace location, not resident industry
Logistics / Industrial18% (8,212)
Retail18% (8,185)
Manufacturing (includes, but is not limited to, aerospace)13% (5,897)
Construction / Real Estate10% (4,673)
Hospitality10% (4,558)
Healthcare & Social Assistance9% (4,110)
Professional Services (partial technology proxy)6% (2,911)
Finance4% (1,911)
Administrative & Support Services4% (1,910)
Other2% (876)
Education (includes academia/research)2% (767)
Information (partial technology proxy)2% (701)
Government (Public Administration)1% (571)